vortex (vortexes plural) (vortices plural )
1 n-count A vortex is a mass of wind or water that spins round so fast that it pulls objects down into its empty centre.
The polar vortex is a system of wintertime winds.
2 n-count If you refer to a situation as a vortex, you feel that you are being forced into it without being able to prevent it.
usu sing, with supp
When marriages break down children are swept into the vortex of their parents' embittered emotions.